Danielle Meder
Now You See Them — Behind the Scenes with Sign Language Interpreters
In January 2021, the White House announced that all press briefings would have an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. Just four months prior, in August 2020, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) sued then-President Trump for not providing accessibility during all COVID-19 press briefings. The suit was successful. In October 2020, ASL interpreters were at all COVID-19 press briefings held at the White House.